The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-02-17
THE HIGH LICENSE BILL.

The following is the full text of
the High license bill, which passed
t,e Legislature. Wednesday of last
week, and was signed by Gov. McGill
the following. day: ...S;. e.. 80.
"State0f Minnesota.-S.,F. No.,S9.
By MI Daniels. introduced Jan. IL.
Referred to Com stock, Oswald, Good
r1 sr; sss IS F fssCrd s shs
head of "A". bin regulating the
amount OF license for the sale of in.
,oxicating liquors." The bill com.
pIete Is:
Be it enacted by the legislature Of
the state Of Minnesota: Section i. No
license for the sale of intoxicating
liquors shall be granted to any per-,
son APPLYING for the same under the
Provisions of the charter Qf-any city
uf this state, which city contains u,
population of ten-thousand people or
moresby the municipal authorities
of SAT- city, except upon the condi-
tien that said applicant sfiah;.before
the issuance Of said license. pay into
the treasury Of said city in the man
msr provided. byit Is charter, u license
fee Of ono thopsand,dollars, or such
fee in excess Of said sum as, the city
council of said city shall, in the man:
ner provided in its charter, fix and
prescribe, anything in the charter OF
any city to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Sec. 2. No license for the sale of
intoxicating liquors shall be- granted
to any person applying for the SAME
under the provisions Of the charter
of and city Of this state, which CON
tains a population of less than lO,OOO
people by the municipal authorities
Of SAID CITY, except upon the condi-
tion that said applicant shall, before
issuance of said license, pay int the
treasury of said city. In the manner
provided by its charter, a. license fee
Of $500, or such fee in excess Of said
sum as the city council of said city
shall, i'm the manner provided by Its
charter, fix and prescribe; anything
in the charter. Of any city to the con.
trary notwithsta Riing. .t>..
Sec. g. No license for: tho sale Of
Intoxicating liquors shall be granted
by tire county missiOners Of any
county or the municipal authorities
of any town, village or borough, to
any person. applying for: the same
under tie provisions of chapter six.
teen of the General Statutes of 1873.
or Of any general or special law gov
erning such village or borough ex-
cept upon the condition Of paying, in
the manner prescribed by said chap
ter sixteen. or, in the case Of any viii
lage or borough organized or existing
under a general or special law, regu-
lating the subject Of. the license for
the sale of intoxicating liquors, that
in the.niaruerI- provided in and by
such general or special law, a license
fee Of $500, or such fee in excess OF
such sum as the county commission.
els. or, in, case. of such village or
borough tho municipal authorities
Of such village or borough, shall fix
and preScTibe.> - =. -, .'..
Provided, That no license shall be
graRtsd for a Longer, period than one
year, or for period beyond twenty
days. after the annual election in such
villageof city next ensuing after the
dale Of such license: .
SeeA4.s Nothing herein contained
shaft be construed AS affecting or re-
peah1tg the local option, provision Of
section one of. chapter sixteen of the
general statutes of: LA878.: or, local
option provisions of section forty
eight Of chapter las of the general
laws Of 1885.
Sse*5. AlEacts- aud parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.